Sport Package?

jmack · 07-16-2010, 09:28 AM

I think most Z owners buy the Z because it is a cool good looking reasonably priced sports car and not for its cornering and straight line speed and performance brakes. If you did, you probably will have suspended license after a year or so. I just like the looks of the wheels and aero package.

6MT · 07-16-2010, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jmack

I think most Z owners buy the Z because it is a cool good looking reasonably priced sports car and not for its cornering and straight line speed and performance brakes. If you did, you probably will have suspended license after a year or so. I just like the looks of the wheels and aero package.

Huh?

I for one, bought the 370 for the performance. The looks sealed the deal. But to say people buy this car strictly on looks ignores most enthusiasts.

(And by the looks of what you're driving, you've probably never driven one.)

sonic370 · 07-17-2010, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

Huh?

I for one, bought the 370 for the performance. The looks sealed the deal. But to say people buy this car strictly on looks ignores most enthusiasts.

(And by the looks of what you're driving, you've probably never driven one.)

better to have it and not need it,then to need it and not have.
if that makes sense!

jmack · 07-18-2010, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

Huh?

I for one, bought the 370 for the performance. The looks sealed the deal. But to say people buy this car strictly on looks ignores most enthusiasts.

(And by the looks of what you're driving, you've probably never driven one.)

Don't be so quick to judge because I have owned 3 Z's. A 260Z, 300Z and 350Z. My father has also owned a 240Z and 280Z and had a VW and later Datsun/Nissan dealership in McComb, MS. which is still in business.

Mt Tam I am · 07-26-2010, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jmack

I think most Z owners buy the Z because it is a cool good looking reasonably priced sports car and not for its cornering and straight line speed and performance brakes. If you did, you probably will have suspended license after a year or so. I just like the looks of the wheels and aero package.

I must not be like most Z owners in your estimation

The only reason I bought all my Z cars was for "its cornering and straight line speed" and ability to brake. I've driven one daily for thirty years. Looks are secondary, although never a hardship with a Z.
Nor have I had a ticket since 1986.

wh1te370z · 07-26-2010, 12:38 PM

I'm getting the sport package for the LSD and the rear spoiler (looks). i didnt care much about anything else. Brakes are nice to have, wheels look better but i really only wanted the LSD. Im the stupid kid in closed parking lots drifing around light poles and what not. leagaly of course

haha
but like most of the guys on here say its your choice. if you want eveything in the sport package get it,if you dont, dont. just my .02.. yes i basicly payed 3k for lsd and the spoiler but it came with other things so it was worth it to me. again my .02 i also am buying the car for its performance in a straight line and its handling, not for show.. well a little bc it is a HOT CAR!!

jmack · 07-27-2010, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

I must not be like most Z owners in your estimation

The only reason I bought all my Z cars was for "its cornering and straight line speed" and ability to brake. I've driven one daily for thirty years. Looks are secondary, although never a hardship with a Z.
Nor have I had a ticket since 1986.

Hey if you have a place to take advantage of the speed, go for it. I realize there are different reasons for why we all buy the cars we buy. I'm sure I may be in the minority buying for looks. I would love to live in an area where I could take my Z on a track and have a little fun but I just can't here in South Mississippi.

Where I live you can't do jack without getting pulled over. I got pulled over 3 times the first year. Once for switching lanes without giving a damn signal on a 6 lane highway. Another time a highway patrolman pulled me over for speeding out of his jurisdiction and just lectured me then let me go.

My wife drives like a bat-out-of-hell in her Honda minivan and has never gotten pulled over. You are a marked man in a sports car where I live.

Nitex · 07-27-2010, 09:48 AM

My thoughts on the sport package are:

I loved the wheels at first.. but now i find them less appealing. The LSD is a joke. The brakes need new pads, rotors, and lines(ask car and driver). The aero is more of an aesthetic thing, but i like the hatch spoiler (so i bought it). In my own opinion, the only thing worth a damn on the sport package is the SRM. I made a point to learn how to heel and toe with my Z, but i do wish i had it just to show off new technology in manual tranys.

LunaZ · 07-27-2010, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Nitex

The brakes need new pads, rotors, and lines(ask car and driver)

Are you doing hot laps yourself or are you just blindly buying this gospel?
Yeah, certain parts of this car are not up to track duty, but that's an obvious given with most cars that start out designed for use on public roadways.
I personally have not exceeded the capabilities of the sport package brakes during my hooligan sessions. Take that FWIW.

Nitex · 07-27-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

Are you doing hot laps yourself or are you just blindly buying this gospel?
Yeah, certain parts of this car are not up to track duty, but that's an obvious given with most cars that start out designed for use on public roadways.
I personally have not exceeded the capabilities of the sport package brakes during my hooligan sessions. Take that FWIW.

Gospel? lol C&D put a nismo in the wall at almost 100 mph.. This ISNT gospel.. The brakes need upgraded if you plan on tracking. And i track my cars and my motorcycles. Brakes are a very important part to safely participating on the track. If you want to risk your life so be it, otherwise i take it your not tracking the car. So you bought a Z to just daily drive, congrats.

I see your pushing your capabilities on public roadways, well in that case definitely do not upgrade brakes, being a hooligan with out them is safer no doubt.

LunaZ · 07-27-2010, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Nitex

Gospel? lol C&D put a nismo in the wall at almost 100 mph.. This ISNT gospel.. The brakes need upgraded if you plan on tracking. And i track my cars and my motorcycles. Brakes are a very important part to safely participating on the track. If you want to risk your life so be it, otherwise i take it your not tracking the car. So you bought a Z to just daily drive, congrats.

If you're tracking the car yourself, then there's no need to take Car and Driver's word for it as you have your own experiences on which to base your opinions. Yes, we all know that certain parts of the car are not up to track duty, but the majority of people who buy this car are driving it on public roadways.
Please chime in on my thread here: Who Actually Goes to the Track with Their 370Z?
I just get so tired of people quoting the damn magazines as if they were the bible. I get an e-mail a week from friends that have read the Road & Track article asking me if I've upgraded my brakes yet.

For the record, I have tracked most of my vehicles and motorcycles. I've held racing licenses and I was an instructor for a trackday club. I'm just in a different place in my life now with regards to my time obligations, and I'll have to resign myself to enjoying my Z on the road.
When I refer to hooliganism, I'm not suggesting flagrant disregard for the law, I'm implying that on an empty back road with some good twisties, I enjoy braking late and accelerating early when I can.
I live in Amish country. Minus the occasional buggy, it's a pretty safe environment for some spirited driving.

Have a good day!

6MT · 07-27-2010, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Nitex

My thoughts on the sport package are:

The LSD is a joke. The brakes need new pads, rotors, and lines(ask car and driver). In my own opinion, the only thing worth a damn on the sport package is the SRM.

A "joke"? Bad brakes? Hmmm.... Why did you buy one then? If you're sooo concerned, then a little more upscale should have been your choice. Have you got the extra $20-40k?

Didn't think so....

LunaZ · 07-27-2010, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

A "joke"? Bad brakes? Hmmm.... Why did you buy one then? If you're sooo concerned, then a little more upscale should have been your choice. Have you got the extra $20-40k?

Didn't think so....

If I had an extra 300K I'd be driving a 599GTO and bitching on that forum about how there's no soundproofing in the damn thing.

waaaasabi · 07-27-2010, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

If I had an extra 300K I'd be driving a 599GTO and bitching on that forum about how there's no soundproofing in the damn thing.

Or you could buy ten 370Z's and create ten individual topics bitching about high oil temps, the brakes, the paint, the doors, etc. We could certainly use a few more of those threads

Nitex · 07-27-2010, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

A "joke"? Bad brakes? Hmmm.... Why did you buy one then? If you're sooo concerned, then a little more upscale should have been your choice. Have you got the extra $20-40k?

Didn't think so....

why did i buy one? I did not purchase the sport package as i am purposefully upgrading all aforementioned parts..

20-40k? what are you referencing, a more upscale car you say? What would make you think i cannot afford what i want. I bought what i wanted and i am upgrading it accordingly.

All these defensive sport package owners. Nice wheels btw, did they come with the sport package?

Didn't think so....

07-27-2010, 09:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
Nitex Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 848 Drives: '13 GTI Stage 2 UNI Rep Power: 18	My thoughts on the sport package are: I loved the wheels at first.. but now i find them less appealing. The LSD is a joke. The brakes need new pads, rotors, and lines(ask car and driver). The aero is more of an aesthetic thing, but i like the hatch spoiler (so i bought it). In my own opinion, the only thing worth a damn on the sport package is the SRM. I made a point to learn how to heel and toe with my Z, but i do wish i had it just to show off new technology in manual tranys. __________________ 2013 Drivers ED GTI \| Stage 2 Unitronic

07-16-2010, 09:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
jmack Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 12 Drives: Toyota FJ Cruiser Rep Power: 16	I think most Z owners buy the Z because it is a cool good looking reasonably priced sports car and not for its cornering and straight line speed and performance brakes. If you did, you probably will have suspended license after a year or so. I just like the looks of the wheels and aero package.

07-26-2010, 12:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
wh1te370z Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York, Long Island Posts: 559 Drives: PW Base Sport 6 Spd Rep Power: 17	I'm getting the sport package for the LSD and the rear spoiler (looks). i didnt care much about anything else. Brakes are nice to have, wheels look better but i really only wanted the LSD. Im the stupid kid in closed parking lots drifing around light poles and what not. leagaly of course haha but like most of the guys on here say its your choice. if you want eveything in the sport package get it,if you dont, dont. just my .02.. yes i basicly payed 3k for lsd and the spoiler but it came with other things so it was worth it to me. again my .02 i also am buying the car for its performance in a straight line and its handling, not for show.. well a little bc it is a HOT CAR!!